GRE Word List
ENGULF
to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| fell | skin |
| vent | to provide with a vent |